Barrette, Jacques

Biography

Dr. Barrette holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and has been a professor at the Telfer School of Management since 1989. Before beginning his academic career, Professor Barrette spent over 14 years working in human resource management for public and private sectors organizations, including Québec-Téléphone, Laurentian Bank, and the federal and provincial governments. Professor Barrette has been a consultant and trainer for a number of organizations.

Research and Teaching Interests

His teaching focuses on developing management skills and on the many aspects of human resource management and organizational behaviour. His research interests are performance management, work-family balance and organizational learning. He is also interested in better understanding the impact of human resource management systems on organizational commitment and individual and organizational health. He has published a number of articles on human resource management and psychology.

Director of the Centre for Academic Leadership

Since 2005, he has been the Director of the Centre for Academic Leadership whose mandate is developing leadership and management skills for academic leaders, supporting professors’ careers, mentoring and succession planning for academic management positions.

Publications during the last 7 years

Papers in Refereed Journals

Barrette, J., Lemyre, L., Corneil, W. and Beauregard, N. 2012. Organizational Learning Facilitators in the Public Sector. International Journal of Public Administration, 35: 137-149.

Barrette, J., Lemyre, L., Corneil, W., Beauregard, N. and Legault, L. 2008. Le superviseur : un facteur déterminant de l'engagement organisationnel.. Regards sur le travail, 4(3): 25-28.

Barrette, J., Lemyre, L., Corneil, W. and Beauregard, N. 2007. Organizational learning among senior public executives: An empirical investigation of culture, decision latitude and supportive communication. Canadian Public Administration / Administration publique du Canada, 50(3): 333-353.

Carrière, J. and Barrette, J. 2005. Gestion des ressources humaines et performance de la firme à capital intellectuel élevé : une application des perspectives de contingence et de configuration. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences/Revue canadienne des sciences administratives, 22(4): 302-316.

Barrette, J. 2005. Architecture de ressources humaines : perspectives théoriques et pistes de recherche. Relations industrielles/Industrial Relations, 60(2): 213-243.

Manning, L. and Barrette, J. 2005. Research performance management in academe. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences/Revue canadienne des sciences administratives, 22(4): 273-288.

Invited Contributions and/or Technical Reports

Barrette, J. 2008. "Conciliation travail-famille: qu'en savons-nous vraiment?", Institut Vanier de la famille, , 20 pagesp.

Corneil, W., Lemyre, L., Beauregard, N., Legault, L., Barrette, J. and Hepburn, G. 2005. "Health Status of Executives in the Federal Public Service", Report to the Association of Professional Executives APEX, Ottawa.

Funded Research during the last 7 years

*Purpose = C: Contract (R and D), E: Equipment Grant, R: Research Grant, S: Support Award, P: Pedagogical Grant, O: Other, U: Unknown

**Type= C: Granting Councils, G: Government, F: Foundations, I: UO Internal Funding, O: Other, U: Unknown

Role: PI = Principal Investigator, Co-I = Co-Investigator, Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator

Scholarly and Professional Academic Activities during the last 7 years

Most significant research contributions during career

Barrette, J. 2005. Architecture RH : Perspectives théoriques et pistes de recherche, Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations , 6(2): 213-243.

Carrière, J. et Barrette, J. 2005. Gestions des ressources humaines et performance de la firme à capital intellectuel élevé: une application des perspectives de contingences et de configuration, Revue Canadienne des sciences de l'administration , 22(4): 302-316.

Barrette, J., Garcia, L., Laroche, C. 2002. New considerations for employers' workplace integration: the impact of communication disorders, International Journal of Practical Approach to Disability , 25(2): 4-14 .

Carrière, J. et Barrette, J. 2001. La gestion des ressources humaines chez les employeurs à capital intellectuel élevé : Peut-on expliquer son effet sur la performance organisationnelle? Proceedings, ACRI (Association canadienne des relations industrielles), 3e Congrès annuel, Quebec, QC, Canada, pp. 239-54, Gregor Murray et al (Eds.).

Barrette, J. et Bérard, J. 2000. Gestion de la perforamnce: lier la stratégie aux opérations, Gestion, Revue international de gestion , Montréal : hiver.